CVE-2019-1449

Critical

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in the way that Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle a specially crafted file, which could lead to a standard user, any AppContainer sandbox, and Office LPAC Protected View to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.To exploit this bug, an attacker would have to run a specially crafted file, aka 'Microsoft Office ClickToRun Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Office
PublishedNov 12, 2019
First seenNov 12, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft office2019—
microsoft office_365_proplusNo range specified—

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